€20 Silver coin celebrating 100 years of Compulsory Education Act in Finland
- April 05, 2021
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The second finnish commemorative coin for 2021 is dedicated to the Compulsory Education Act, adopted 100 years ago in Finland. School and education have been important pillars to build a modern European society.
The theme of the commemorative coin consists of semi-abstract, asymmetrical and different sizes.
Questionned by NUMISMAG, designer ERJA TIELINEN explained “I want to mix tradition and today in the theme on both side of this coin” (clic here for the interview of ERJA TIELINEN).
ERJA added: “The modeling technique in...
2021 AUD 2 “Indigenous Military Service” coin struck by RAM
- April 03, 2021
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- Pierre
The Royal Australian Mint commemorates Indigenous Australia’s longstanding tradition of serving in the military with this 2021 $2 ‘C’ Mintmark Coloured Uncirculated Coin. From the Boer War and the Western Front, Tobruk and Kokoda to Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, Indigenous Australians have proudly served in every conflict and commitment involving Australian defence contingents since Federation.
The evocative coin design is based on the painting Indigenous Military Service by Kalkadoon artist Chern’ee Sutton.
Australian National Archives Document – Indigenous Troops in the Australian Army
2021 €20 silver coin “Milky Way” from austrian mint
- April 02, 2021
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- Pierre
Consisting of three coins, the new austrian coins series will also contain a black holes and even a neutron stars coins, planned to be issued in 2022 and 2023.
The S-shaped first coin in the series, The Milky Way, is curved in a similar way to our home galaxy. The story it tells about the cosmos also features surprising twists and turns.
The ancient Greeks associated the milky band of light that we see when we look into the clear night sky with Heracles, who as a...
JAPAN MINT’s engraver SAKUI Tomoko – exclusive interview
- March 31, 2021
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Japan has a long tradition of coins and medals engraving since over one century and a half. NUMISMAG wanted to make you discover the JAPAN MINT, where KANO Natsuo, first modern japanese engraver did work. Today it is a woman, SAKUI Tomoko, who is the chief engraver and head of design at JAPAN MINT. She granted us an interview.
NUMISMAG: What is the basic training of the Mint of Japan’s engravers?
JAPAN MINT: Firstly, we learn to make own engraving tools for modeling...
2021 Finland numismatic program
- March 28, 2021
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- Pierre
Last update 09/19/2021
The following commemorative and special coins will be issued in 2021.
This article will regularly be updated in time.
Commemorative coins
Journalism and free press supporting Finnish democracy
100 euro gold coin
Issue date: 28.3.2021
Mintage: 950 coins (including 300 numbered coins)
Obverse: simplified male and female symbols
Reverse: information networks that flow like a ribbon and reflect the open communication of information in Finnish journalism.
Engraver’s mark is represented by the letter “V”, the first letter of...
2021 National Money Week coincard from the Netherlands
- March 28, 2021
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- Pierre
The Dutch National Money Week celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The National Money Week is an initiative of the platform Moneywise, which is part of the Dutch Ministry of Finance, to improve financial literacy in the educational system. By gaining financial awareness at a young age, children and young adults lay the groundworks for financial self-reliance later in life. Because of the corona crisis, the 10-year anniversary of the National Money Week was postponed until 22-26 March 2021.
The Royal Dutch Mint...